With DeepSeek, balance of tech power is clearly shifting

Recently, when I realized that even my 60-year-old father was using DeepSeek, I knew something had changed fundamentally.

My dad, a cautious man by nature, is no fan of digital trends. He rarely watches short videos and has never been intrigued enough to download Douyin or Kuaishou. His time online is mostly spent browsing news and current affairs — no flashy distractions, just information.

So, when I found him enthusiastically tapping away on his phone one evening, asking DeepSeek for the latest market updates, I paused.